Maggie Miller Dance Appreciation Erin Leigh 11-10-2005 Jazz Dance "Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historical events‚ and cultural changes" (Kraines‚ 2005‚1). When I was younger I used to take dance. I hated ballet‚ liked gymnastics‚ and thought tap was okay; but I loved jazz. I took jazz dance three times a week and never complained; it was my life. People all over the world are familiar with
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The Double Bass: From the Classical to Romantic Eras The basic outline of the double bass during the late 18th century remains fairly consistent with only minor changes. In England and Italy the three string bass was in use‚ tuned A- D- G and in Germany the four string bass was in use. The standard tuning for the four string bass is given in the 1770 pamphlet Principi di Musica‚ which reveals the modern day intervals of E- A- D- G. By 1800‚ the tuning machine head is present‚ the neck is fretless
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Blues Music | Influences on Civil Rights in the United States | Addy Phillips | Eddie James “Son” House‚ Jr.‚ an American blues singer and guitarist once stated‚ "People keep asking me where the blues started and all I can say is that when I was a boy we always was singing in the fields. Not real singing‚ you know‚ just hollerin’‚ but we made up our songs about things that was happening to us at the time‚ and I think that’s where the blues started (Cohn‚ 1993).” House‚ living through
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One of the greatest tragedies in the 20th century can be seen in the debasing of the Jazz genre as a unworthy equal to it’s predecessor‚ European Classical music. This can be seen in various statements about Jazz‚ such as Boris Gibalin commit‚ "The "Jazz Mania" has taken on the character of a lingering illness and must be cured by means of forceful intervention."1 This conflict can be traced through out the history of Jazz‚ as Classical composers have relatively disregarded this new type of music
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Bebop: A Controversial Transition to Modern Jazz Nathan Marketich Music 0711 Professor Leon Dorsey Recitation TA: Alton Merrell 1:00 December 10‚ 2010 The decade of the 1940’s was an important era in the history of jazz. The 1940’s was a transition from traditional jazz into modern jazz. Leading this transition was the introduction of the Bebop period in Jazz. Bebop created controversy in the jazz world for being a contradiction to traditional jazz and was widely disliked by many audiences
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major (Op. 92)‚ completed in 1812‚ might have been one of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s most popular pieces. The seventh of Beethoven’s nine symphonies‚ its premiere concert (December 1813 in Vienna) was performed at a charity concert in order to benefit the soldiers who had been wounded a few months prior in the battle of Hanau. It was performed three times in ten weeks following its premiere. During the time of the symphony’s premiere‚ Vienna was still distressed due to being taken
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on building up the style of Mozart and Haydn. Beethoven’s mood of excitement and urgency sets apart Mozart and Haydn. With that‚ Beethoven maximized virtually all-musical elements. From harsher dissonances‚ higher and lower registers‚ to sharper syncopations‚ all of these musical elements are found in Beethoven’s music. The second style period consisted of characterized works such as the Eroica and Fifth symphonies. Beethoven associated with the most public of Classical genres‚ which is the symphony
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Chapter 04 Cultural Dynamics in Assessing Global Markets True / False Questions 1. (p. 93) There is a moderate level American-style risk-taking among Japanese investors. FALSE Difficulty: Easy Type: Knowledge 2. (p. 93) The liberalization of Japan’s capital markets in recent years now gives Japanese more freedom of choice in their investments. However‚ only twelve percent of household financial assets are directly invested in stocks and a mere two percent in mutual funds
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Aryabhata (476–550 CE) was the first in the line of greatmathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His most famous works are the Aryabhatiya (499 CE‚ when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta. Name While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix‚ his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells his name thus‚[1] including Brahmagupta’s references to
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work was taken off various websites/my own knowledge Cadence- two chord progression that occurs at the end of a phrase Conclusive Cadence- anything ending on a tonic triad Inconclusive Cadence- sounds incomplete(half/deceptive) not ending on tonic Half- any chord going to a V Phrygian Half- IV- V Authentic- V (or vii at least that’s what musictheory.net says ) going to I Perfect Authentic (PAC)- 3 conditions 1. Must be V chord first rather than vii 2. Must
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